Keith Newton Pennsylvania is an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Education
Newton studied divinity King"s College London and went on to earn a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Christ Church College Canterbury before completing his theological studies as an Anglican ordinand at Street Augustine"s College, Canterbury.
Career
On 15 January 2011, Newton was named as the first ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. 1975-1978, Curate of Great Ilford Street Mary, Chelmsford
1978-1985, Team Vicar at Street Matthew’s Wimbledon in the Wimbledon Team Ministry, Southwark
1985-1991, Rector of Blantyre, Malawi and then Dean of Blantyre Cathedral
1991-1993, Priest-in-Charge of Holy Nativity Knowle, Bristol
1993-2001, Vicar of Holy Nativity Knowle, Bristol
1997-2001, Priest-in-Charge of All Hallows, Easton
From 1995 to 1998 Newton was Rural Dean of Brislington. From 1998 to 2001 he was area dean of the new deanery of Bristol South.
On 7 March 2002, Newton was ordained as an Anglican bishop by George Carey, who was then Archbishop of Canterbury.
Newton was subsequently named Bishop of Richborough and provincial episcopal visitor for the Province of Canterbury in 2002. He held this post until 31 December 2010.
Two days later, on 15 January 2011, they were ordained to the priesthood by Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, in Westminster Cathedral. On this date Pope Benedict XVI appointed Newton the first ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in England and Wales.
Being married, he is not permitted to be ordained to the episcopate.
On 17 March 2011, it was announced that Pope Benedict XVI had granted Newton the title of protonotary apostolic (the highest ranking non-episcopal honorific title for Roman Catholic clergy and the highest grade of monsignor) Although Newton, as ordinary, does not have an episcopal ministry, he has been granted the use of pontificals (including the mitre, pectoral cross, episcopal ring and crozier etc) by the Holy See in the same manner as some abbots. Newton became a cruise chaplain with seafarers" welfare charity Apostleship of the Sea in 2014. Keith Newton Esq (1952–1975)
The Revd Keith Newton (1975–1995)
The Revd Canon Keith Newton (1995–2002)
The Rt Revd Keith Newton (2002–2010)
Keith Newton Esq (1–13 January 2011)
The Revd Father Keith Newton (13 January 2011-2017 March 2011)
The Rt Revd Manager Keith Newton Pennsylvania (17 March 2011–present).